Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is worried that current left
back Gael Clichy will not re-sign with the club when his
contract expires at the end of next season, the Mail said.
Should the club elect to sell Clichy, Baines is the wanted
replacement, the newspaper said.

Arsenal is aware that Baines is settled into life in
northwest England and could face a challenge in persuading him
to move, the Mail said. The Gunners have also looked at Celtic’s
Emilio Izaguirre, the newspaper said.